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Drury High

Public Grades 7-12
287th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 349 Massachusetts High Schools
Better than 18% of Massachusetts high schools
Summary

Drury High is a public high school located in North Adams, Massachusetts, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 465 students. The school is part of the North Adams school district, which is ranked 327 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Drury High has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts high schools, ranking between 255-303 out of 342-351 schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Drury High faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, graduation and dropout rates, and the achievement of its student subgroups. The school's 4-year graduation rate has declined from 89.2% in 2021-2022 to 69.9% in 2023-2024, while the dropout rate has increased from 7.2% to 21.7% during the same period, significantly higher than the state average. Academically, Drury High students consistently underperform compared to the state and North Adams district averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments across all subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates as low as 2.36% in mathematics and 9.84% in science.

Drury High's performance lags significantly behind nearby high schools, such as Mohawk Trail Regional School, Taconic High, and Mt. Greylock Regional High, which consistently rank in the top half or top quarter of Massachusetts high schools. Despite the school's poor academic outcomes, Drury High spends a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $17,698 to $19,339 per student over the past three years, which is higher than the state average.

438
Students ?
9.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$26,164
Per pupil spending ?
56.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1130 South Church Street
       North Adams, MA  01247

(413) 662-3240

District: North Adams

Racial breakdown:

White:
76.9%
Two or more races:
9.4%
Hispanic:
9.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (8% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school8%
District avg21%
Massachusetts avg41%
Middle school
455th of 484
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 6%▼ down 5 pts since 2015
From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
287th of 349
Massachusetts public high schools ?
Bottom 18%▼ down 5 pts since 2015
From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
327th of 348North Adams among Massachusetts districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Middle school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20259.2455 of 4846.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.4448 of 4939.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.1412 of 50117.8%★☆☆☆☆
202218.6413 of 49716.9%★☆☆☆☆
202118.3409 of 50118.4%★☆☆☆☆
201915.8424 of 49814.9%★☆☆☆☆
201814.8415 of 48414.3%★☆☆☆☆
201710.6446 of 4878.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20169.2446 of 4827.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201511.4394 of 44110.7%★☆☆☆☆
20149.0418 of 4558.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201321.2370 of 45518.7%★☆☆☆☆
201220.2370 of 45518.7%★☆☆☆☆
201113.7394 of 44912.2%★☆☆☆☆
20108.1403 of 4347.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202218.2430 of 4453.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202133.2272 of 43136.9%★★☆☆☆
201922.1356 of 42416.0%★☆☆☆☆
201815.5404 of 4173.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202513.0424 of 47310.4%★☆☆☆☆
202417.4406 of 48115.6%★☆☆☆☆
202317.2420 of 48914.1%★☆☆☆☆
202218.0411 of 49416.8%★☆☆☆☆
202119.0398 of 48317.6%★☆☆☆☆
201919.6397 of 47816.9%★☆☆☆☆
201813.3421 of 4639.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20258.3456 of 4641.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.6442 of 4695.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.5426 of 48111.4%★☆☆☆☆
202218.7424 of 48913.3%★☆☆☆☆
202115.0432 of 4626.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.4376 of 45216.8%★☆☆☆☆
201814.5409 of 4386.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20256.2463 of 4732.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.3453 of 4836.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.8398 of 48918.6%★☆☆☆☆
202219.8409 of 49717.7%★☆☆☆☆
202118.2402 of 48517.1%★☆☆☆☆
201912.3432 of 4789.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.6401 of 46613.9%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20235.8108 of 1101.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202516.7429 of 4351.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202422.9374 of 44115.2%★☆☆☆☆
202321.8396 of 44410.8%★☆☆☆☆
202218.7438 of 50312.9%★☆☆☆☆
202116.2451 of 4897.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.8403 of 48416.7%★☆☆☆☆
201815.3431 of 4677.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202120.2393 of 49120.0%★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202121.2287 of 33915.3%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20253.3383 of 3860.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.3391 of 3920.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.5390 of 4033.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.7388 of 4044.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.5380 of 4015.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.5389 of 3961.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.4385 of 3952.5%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202520.0287 of 34917.8%★☆☆☆☆
202418.8288 of 34817.2%★☆☆☆☆
202313.0303 of 34712.7%★☆☆☆☆
202218.1282 of 34217.5%★☆☆☆☆
202110.9255 of 28510.5%★☆☆☆☆
201923.0287 of 35118.2%★☆☆☆☆
201818.5299 of 34513.3%★☆☆☆☆
201727.3285 of 34818.1%★☆☆☆☆
201625.7290 of 35117.4%★☆☆☆☆
201534.6275 of 35422.3%★☆☆☆☆
201431.3274 of 34721.0%★☆☆☆☆
201334.6272 of 34420.9%★☆☆☆☆
201233.7266 of 34021.8%★☆☆☆☆
201127.6280 of 34017.6%★☆☆☆☆
201043.0229 of 33531.6%★★☆☆☆
200935.4243 of 32224.5%★☆☆☆☆
200851.0181 of 31943.3%★★☆☆☆
200730.9236 of 31625.3%★☆☆☆☆
200625.0253 of 31419.4%★☆☆☆☆
200530.1230 of 31126.0%★☆☆☆☆
200443.7197 of 30735.8%★★☆☆☆
200337.6202 of 30433.6%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20199.1295 of 2991.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.1293 of 2992.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202511.6307 of 3378.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.5278 of 34218.7%★☆☆☆☆
202312.1296 of 33912.7%★☆☆☆☆
202222.0272 of 34020.0%★☆☆☆☆
202110.6248 of 28111.7%★☆☆☆☆
201918.1297 of 34213.2%★☆☆☆☆
201816.1301 of 33911.2%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202515.8304 of 3349.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.8307 of 3389.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.8323 of 3384.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202221.2270 of 33218.7%★☆☆☆☆
202115.6220 of 25313.0%★☆☆☆☆
201925.6266 of 33019.4%★☆☆☆☆
201814.5302 of 3308.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202527.6243 of 33928.3%★☆☆☆☆
202413.6294 of 34214.0%★☆☆☆☆
202311.0304 of 34311.4%★☆☆☆☆
202212.8294 of 33913.3%★☆☆☆☆
20218.6257 of 2818.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.7275 of 34620.5%★☆☆☆☆
20189.5314 of 3438.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202333.5179 of 30140.5%★★☆☆☆
202223.9265 of 33921.8%★☆☆☆☆
202115.8240 of 26810.4%★☆☆☆☆
201928.7279 of 34819.8%★☆☆☆☆
201817.8311 of 3449.6%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20258.3277 of 2987.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.6295 of 3022.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.5291 of 3013.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.1287 of 3004.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.0246 of 2491.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.8292 of 3023.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20181.4299 of 3031.3%☆☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Middle school
Tested In Person (2021)20th percentile~ school
Tested Remotely (2021)15th percentile-3 vs school
Female (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school
Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-14 vs school
Male (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)2nd percentile-16 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school
Special Education (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school
White (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school
High school
Special Education (2023)41st percentile+28 vs school
Male (2025)28th percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-9 vs school
Female (2025)9th percentile-9 vs school
White (2025)7th percentile-11 vs school
Disabled (2019)1st percentile-17 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts14%-28 vs state
Science10%-32 vs state
Civics7%-32 vs state
Mathematics2%-38 vs state
Biology0%-39 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended Drury High.

Drury High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brayton
Elementary : Colegrove Park Elementary

Students at Drury High are 77% White, 9% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 3% African American.

Drury High ranks in the bottom 17.8% of Massachusetts high schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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